Category Archives: Church of Christ Doctrinal Issues

Real Restoration: Cain, The Flood, and Babel

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Cain (Gen 4:8-15 NIV) 8 Now Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.” And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him. 9 Then the LORD said to Cain, … Continue reading →

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Real Worship: Part 2: Shachah and Proskuneo

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Jay F Guin

“Worship” in the Old Testament There are two strands of thought regarding worship I’d like to present for your consideration. The first starts with Abraham. (Gen 22:5-6 ESV) 5 Then Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the … Continue reading →

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Real Restoration: The Garden and Genesis 2

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Caring for the Garden (Gen 2:15 ESV) 15 The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. Before the creation of Eve, God gave man a job. You see, … Continue reading →

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Real Worship: Part 1: Two Articles by iMonk

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Guy recently posted links to a couple of articles by world-famous blogger iMonk. What do you think about these two posts from iMonk? http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/arant-from-a-loser-in-the-worship-wars http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/let-me-restate-that Written by either a current or former Lutheran (not sure), but entirely relevant to the … Continue reading →

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Richland Hills, Instrumental Music, and the future of the Churches of Christ: Wrapping Up

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Jay F Guin

This is my last post on instrumental music for a while — a long while unless God changes my mind. Tomorrow, I start a series on worship, but not as a proxy for the a cappella debate. Rather, the point … Continue reading →

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Real Restoration: The Fall

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Jay F Guin

So God made Adam, placed him in the Garden, gave him the Tree of Life, gave him Eve, and walked with him in the cool of the morning. It was, quite literally, Paradise. But Adam and Eve messed it up. … Continue reading →

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Richland Hills, Instrumental Music, and the future of the Churches of Christ: In Reply to Robert

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Jay F Guin

Robert wrote a thoughtful comment in which he quoted from Everett Ferguson, A Cappella Music in Public Worship. I have the greatest respect for the scholarship of Dr. Ferguson, but disagree with his theological reasoning. However, I do agree with … Continue reading →

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Real Restoration: The Holy Trinity, Spiderman, and Genesis 1

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Jay F Guin

A love story There’s just so much that needs saying, but I don’t want to a 100-part series on the Trinity. So this will be altogether too short, but it should be enough to introduce the hero of the story, … Continue reading →

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Real Restoration: Back to the Garden

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Jay F Guin

And I dreamed I saw the bomber death planes Riding shotgun in the sky, Turning into butterflies Above our nation. We are stardust, we are golden, We are caught in the devil’s bargain, And we got to get ourselves back … Continue reading →

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Real Restoration: Introducing the Story of the Bible

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Jay F Guin

This idea of “story” is a big deal. The Bible tells a story, and if we don’t hear the story and understand its plot, the conflict, protagonist, antagonist, denouement, climax — the elements of story — we miss much of … Continue reading →

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